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🔬 Science
July 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The First At-Home Test for Infected Ticks Could Improve Lyme Disease Diagnosis
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
A new at-home test for infected ticks, LymeAlert, is launching in August, offering an innovative tool to improve Lyme disease diagnosis and become a common household item.
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